Upgrade for a old PC (RAM and Graphics)

thetallhobbit · Dec 30, 2014

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone would be able to give some advice on upgrading an old PC system with some new parts, primarily the RAM and GPU.

- Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W
- CPU: Intel Core i5 760 2.93GHz overclocked to 4.00GHz
- Motherboard: Gigabyte P55-USB3 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard
- RAM: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
- Graphics Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5

This is the current spec I have.

Don't have a particular budget (looking at between £200 to £400) and been foraging through manuals and websites trying to figure out what is compatible and what isn't, as I haven't upgraded a PC before.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

buzznut · Dec 30, 2014

Short of a platform upgrade, I think you'd do just fine with a graphics card upgrade. The gains you'd get from a newer Intel platform would not be super. That's up to you though.
So I would look at the $200 US range. So that would include the R9 280/285. That's last gen tech though, so I am recommending folks see if they can afford an R9 290 for around $250US.

justaguywithagun · Dec 30, 2014

well, you could get another 2x2gb set of ddr3 1600mhz 1.5v for a total of 8gb, and that 4ghz i5-760 shouldnt bottleneck any current single gpu so its kinda up to you.

i dont deal with UK parts prices but here in the US popular options are the R9 280/290 and the GTX970

any chance in talking you into upgrading your storage? that system would really benefit from an SSD.

ive had a few 7200.12's and while they were good in their time (i still have several alive and kicking)..theyre a bit slow for current times

additionally, while that CX600 isnt a very good unit i think it should suffice for any upgrading you do unless you decide to go with the R9 290

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